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CAN FESTIVALS AFFORD NOT TO BE SUSTAINABLE ?
With economic pressures and uncertainty mounting in the festival sector , we explore whether the challenging backdrop is hindering environmental progress
CHRISTOPHER BARRETT
Manchester-based , B Corpcertified , sustainable impact agency Better Not Stop recently issued a second edition of its More Than Music report . More in-depth than the initial 2022 report , it attempts to gauge how seriously the UK ’ s biggest festivals are taking sustainability .
The project was supported by Deloitte , as lead research partner , and one of the UK ’ s leading sustainability consultancies , Hope Solutions . Better Not Stop also drew on the expertise of key industry sustainability organisations including A Greener Future ( AGF ), Vision : 2025 , Julie ’ s Bicycle and Earth Percent .
The More Than Music report involved taking a deep dive into the data from the UK ’ s 100 biggest music festivals , while also
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